Sartell receives grant for housing upgrades

SARTELL – Sartell has received a $395,000 grant for rehabilitation of owner-occupied and rental housing.

The Central Minnesota Housing Partnership is administering the grant in Sartell. Seth Kauffman, program manager at the partnership, said the grant will provide funding for 10 rental properties by the Sartell Middle School and five owner-occupied homes on the city's east side near the old paper mill.

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development announced the grant Tuesday. It was one of 35 outstate Minnesota communities to receive some of the $17.25 million in Small Cities Development Program grants.

The program provides grants to cities and townships with populations of less than 50,000 people and counties with populations less than 200,000.

Funding is for rehabilitating existing housing stock for low- to moderate-income residents, public infrastructure projects including water and sewer improvements, and comprehensive projects that address a community need. Projects could start as early as August.

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